# Distance from Jeddah (JED) to Velas (SJZ)

> 6,595 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,595 km / 4,098 mi / 3,561 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 20:12 in Jeddah, it's 17:12 in Velas)
- **Elevation difference**: 263 ft (SJZ is higher than JED)

## Airports

### [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEJN
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 21.680000, 39.160000
- Elevation: 48 ft

### [Sao Jorge Airport (SJZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjz-velas-sao-jorge-airport/1ef266df-55fb-6714-bf94-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Velas, Portugal
- ICAO: LPSJ
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 38.670000, -28.180000
- Elevation: 311 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:12 in Jeddah, it's 17:12 in Velas.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sao Jorge Airport (SJZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjz-velas-sao-jorge-airport/1ef266df-55fb-6714-bf94-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)